Charlie Herbert

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Charlie is a politics writer for JOE and The London Economic. Having previously covered everything from Eurovision and the general election to the Rugby World Cup and the Brits - along with a spell in charge of the famous JOE Friday Pub Quiz - he's since moved over to focusing on politics on both sides of the Atlantic. Now content editor at The London Economic, Charlie continues to be a contributor to JOE's political content. Away from matters of Trump and Starmer, he has a keen interest in pretty much every sport, and is a regular guest on the FootballJOE Quiz - with varying degrees of success!

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  • People are discovering Ukrainian President Zelensky voiced Paddington Bear

    People are discovering Ukrainian President Zelensky voiced Paddington Bear

    It’s just one part of a remarkable career Zelensky had before entering politics As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, attention continues to be on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with many discovering the varied entertainment career he had before becoming the country’s leader. Including that he voiced Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian versions of the films. […]

    4 years ago

  • Mystery never before seen clip from 9/11 suddenly surfaces online

    Mystery never before seen clip from 9/11 suddenly surfaces online

    Warning: this article contains footage readers may find upsetting More than two decades after 9/11, shocking new footage that claims to be of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center has emerged online. The nearly nine-minute video was uploaded onto YouTube by Kevin Westley and has since been viewed more than 269,000 times. It […]

    4 years ago

  • Your old iPod could be worth over £20K

    Your old iPod could be worth over £20K

    Old Apple products have become lucrative collectables Old Apple products such as iPhones, iPods, and Macs that were top-of-the-range when they were released are probably gathering dust in a box somewhere now. But some of them could be worth thousands of pounds. As the desire for retro noughties tech grows, old devices such as these […]

    4 years ago

  • Russia banned from competing in Eurovision 2022 following Ukraine invasion

    Russia banned from competing in Eurovision 2022 following Ukraine invasion

    A number of countries had threatened to boycott Eurovision this year if Russia was allowed to compete Eurovision organisers have announced that Russia will not be allowed to compete in this year’s edition of the song contest. On Thursday, organisers had said they had no plans to prevent Russia from competing in the competition. However […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘Heroic’ Ukrainian soldier blows himself up with bridge to stop Russian invaders

    ‘Heroic’ Ukrainian soldier blows himself up with bridge to stop Russian invaders

    His sacrifice ‘significantly slowed down’ Russian forces A Ukrainian soldier is in line to receive a state military award after he sacrificed himself to stop advancing Russian tanks and soldiers. According to Ukrainian authorities, Vitaliy Skakun Volodymyrovych had been tasked with setting up explosives on the Henichesk Bridge near Crimea to block the route of […]

    4 years ago

  • MDMA doesn’t cause comedowns, new study finds

    MDMA doesn’t cause comedowns, new study finds

    Right, now check alcohol and hangovers Our actions have consequences, and there are few scenarios where this is more applicable than on a night out. After all, whatever goes up, must come down. But, according to a new study, it isn’t that clear-cut what it comes to MDMA. New research suggests the drug doesn’t cause […]

    4 years ago

  • Shocking Ukraine invasion clip is actually from a video game

    Shocking Ukraine invasion clip is actually from a video game

    It’s not the first time the game has been mistaken for real-world footage Widely-shared footage claiming to be of the Ukraine invasion is actually from a video game, it has emerged. Some of the most-viewed clips on Facebook’s gaming channel have been claiming to show military action in Ukraine, racking up more than 110,00 views […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 283

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 283

    A quiz of the people, by the people, for the people Democracy has reigned supreme on the JOE Friday Pub Quiz this week, as for the first time some of you have had a say on its content. The final round this week is Harry Potter, and if that is your idea of quizzing hell […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘Cancelled’ comedian Louis C.K. still performing in Kyiv despite Russian invasion

    ‘Cancelled’ comedian Louis C.K. still performing in Kyiv despite Russian invasion

    A war isn’t going to stop Louis C.K. from performing Supposedly ‘cancelled’ comedian Louis C.K. is still set to perform in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this weekend, despite the Russian invasion of the country still ongoing. On Tuesday, a Twitter user posted that the comedian’s show in Kyiv has “not been cancelled”, with a […]

    4 years ago

  • ITV viewers fear for reporter as he rushes for safety during live Kyiv broadcast

    ITV viewers fear for reporter as he rushes for safety during live Kyiv broadcast

    Host Kate Garraway asked whether he was ‘safe’ As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, many reporters on the ground in the country are risking their safety to provide audiences across the world with the latest on the crisis. One of these reporters is Richard Gaisford, Good Morning Britain‘s chief correspondent, who had viewers fearing […]

    4 years ago

  • Anonymous declares ‘cyber war’ against Putin’s government

    Anonymous declares ‘cyber war’ against Putin’s government

    Anonymous later claimed they had managed to take down the RT News website Hacking group Anonymous has declared a “cyber war” against Russia after Vladimir Putin launched a full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group issued the warning to Russia on Thursday night. They tweeted: “The Anonymous collective is officially in cyber war against […]

    4 years ago

  • What Brits can do for Ukraine – a resource list

    What Brits can do for Ukraine – a resource list

    There are ways you can help the people of Ukraine After several weeks of Russian troops gathering on the Ukrainian border, Putin has ordered forces to invade the country. Here’s a compilation of useful resources to assist you in aiding the people of Ukraine. Please consider helping in whatever way you can. The citizens of […]

    4 years ago

  • London’s tiniest microflat sells for 80% above the asking price

    London’s tiniest microflat sells for 80% above the asking price

    Just when you thought London property couldn’t get anymore ridiculous… A seven-square-metre microflat in London has sold for 80 per cent above its minimum listing price of £50,000. The property in Lower Clapton manages to cram in a toilet, sink, shower and even a microwave built in to the bed. It is believed to be […]

    4 years ago

  • Crocodile causes mass panic after shocking zoo escape

    Crocodile causes mass panic after shocking zoo escape

    The crocodile escaped from a van window whilst it was being moved A zoo has shared extraordinary footage of the moment crew members had to capture an eight-foot crocodile that had escaped into a road. Staff at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, Florida, had loaded up some of its crocs into a van […]

    4 years ago

  • Students who start uni next year will be still paying for it in their 60s, plans say

    Students who start uni next year will be still paying for it in their 60s, plans say

    The government says the new plans will reduce the bill for taxpayers Students who start university next year could be paying off their student loans into their 60s as part of new government proposals for student finance. Currently, student loans are written off if they’ve not been paid back after 30 years. However the government […]

    4 years ago

  • Russian troops flirt with Ukrainian women on Tinder

    Russian troops flirt with Ukrainian women on Tinder

    One soldier tried to ‘look sexy in bed posing with his pistol’ Some Russian troops have wasted no time in getting to know the locals, taking to Tinder in a search for love. Women in the city of Kharkiv have been stunned by the influx of Russian soldiers on the app. One woman says she […]

    4 years ago

  • Reporters in Ukraine interrupted by explosions and missiles overhead

    Reporters in Ukraine interrupted by explosions and missiles overhead

    Shocking footage is emerging from Ukraine as the Russian invasion begins News reporters in Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine have been interrupted by explosions as Russian forces make their way through the country. On Thursday morning, Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in the country, warning that the West will “face consequences never encountered […]

    4 years ago

  • Facebook allows children into metaverse strip club

    Facebook allows children into metaverse strip club

    A charity has warned some metaverse apps are ‘dangerous by design’ Children are able to enter virtual strip clubs and witness simulated sex as part of Facebook’s metaverse. Youngsters were able to “get naked and do unspeakable things,” take part in “erotic role-play” apps and mix freely with adults. A BBC report found that grooming, […]

    4 years ago

  • Boots is selling covid tests for £17 a pack ahead of rule change

    Boots is selling covid tests for £17 a pack ahead of rule change

    A single test costs £5.99 High street retailer Boots is selling lateral flow tests online at £17 for a pack of four, despite free tests still being available for more than a month. On Monday, Boris Johnson announced that free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing will end from April 1 as part of the government’s living […]

    4 years ago

  • Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire recreate iconic Spider-Man meme

    Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire recreate iconic Spider-Man meme

    It had to be done Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield have recreated the iconic pointing Spider-Man meme to mark the announcement of No Way Home‘s home media release in March. The trio reunited in the movie which was released last December to critical acclaim and has since become one of the highest grossing […]

    4 years ago

  • Man refuses to ‘unclench buttocks’ in order to hide cocaine

    Man refuses to ‘unclench buttocks’ in order to hide cocaine

    The incident took place at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court earlier this year A man has pleaded not guilty to refusing to comply with a drug search after allegedly repeatedly clenching his buttocks in an attempt to conceal an item. On January 17, officers were searching Paul Lamont, 38, at Kilmarnock Police Station – but according to […]

    4 years ago

  • Trump calls Putin ‘savvy’ and ‘genius’ as escalations on Russia-Ukraine border rise

    Trump calls Putin ‘savvy’ and ‘genius’ as escalations on Russia-Ukraine border rise

    Trump also suggested China would ‘be next’ to invade a neighbouring state Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin, calling him “savvy” and a “genius” as tensions continue to escalate between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis. The 75-year-old former president was referencing Putin’s decision to recognise the independence of two breakaway Russian separatist-controlled […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman horrified to discover gynaecologist helping her to conceive was really her father

    Woman horrified to discover gynaecologist helping her to conceive was really her father

    She is now suing the doctor A woman has spoken of her horror after discovering that her obstetrician-gynaecologist (OB-GYN) of almost a decade was her biological father. The shocking story starts in 1983, when Morgan Hellquist’s parents, Gary and Joe Ann Levey, turned to Dr. Morris Wortman, a well-known fertility specialist in the Rochester, New […]

    4 years ago

  • Iran returns 820,000 vaccine doses as sixth covid wave hits because they were US-made

    Iran returns 820,000 vaccine doses as sixth covid wave hits because they were US-made

    The doses had initially been donated by Poland Iran has sent back 820,000 doses of a covid vaccine after finding out that they were manufactured in the United States. According to Iranian state TV, Poland had donated about a million doses of the British-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran. They quote Mohammad Hashemi, an official in […]

    4 years ago

  • Man who struggled to breathe finds tooth growing in nose

    Man who struggled to breathe finds tooth growing in nose

    Warning: this article contains graphic images A man was left in shock when he was told that the reason he was struggling to breath through his right nostril was that he had a tooth growing in his nose. The 38-year-old went to a clinic after experiencing breathing problems through his nose for a number of […]

    4 years ago

  • Huge 500lb black bear nicknamed ‘Hank the Tank’ breaks into 28 homes to steal food

    Huge 500lb black bear nicknamed ‘Hank the Tank’ breaks into 28 homes to steal food

    He’s been wreaking havoc since last July Authorities in California have begun a special trapping effort to capture a 500lb black bear known as ‘Hank the Tank.’ According to authorities in South Lake Tahoe, Hank is “readily identifiable due to [his] exceptionally large size and dark coat with a lighter muzzle.” The Washington Department for […]

    4 years ago

  • Jimmy Carr says he got Pete Davidson’s approval for joke about his dad’s 9/11 death

    Jimmy Carr says he got Pete Davidson’s approval for joke about his dad’s 9/11 death

    ‘It’s that spicy enough where I wouldn’t do it without checking’ Jimmy Carr has revealed that he got Pete Davidson’s permission for a risqué joke he made about his father who died on 9/11. Pete Davidson’s father, Scott, was a firefighter who tragically died during the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York […]

    4 years ago

  • Queen cancels virtual engagements because of covid symptoms

    Queen cancels virtual engagements because of covid symptoms

    The Queen was diagnosed with the virus on Sunday The Queen has cancelled her planned virtual engagements on Tuesday as she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms following her recent covid-19 infection. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “As Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms she has decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements […]

    4 years ago

  • Birmingham hit by 3.2 magnitude earthquake leaving residents ‘terrified’

    Birmingham hit by 3.2 magnitude earthquake leaving residents ‘terrified’

    The earthquake could be felt over a 20km radius A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the West Midlands on Monday night, with residents across the Birmingham area reporting their homes “shaking” and comparing the quake to an “explosion.” The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the quake hit Walsall at a depth of 4.35 miles (7km) at […]

    4 years ago

  • Tinder Swindler now has a legit job making $30K in three days

    Tinder Swindler now has a legit job making $30K in three days

    Despite the documentary’s revelations, he’s still in high demand Simon Leviev, the man at the centre of Netflix’s new documentary The Tinder Swindler, has found himself a new revenue stream – selling video messages on Cameo. Since the release of the documentary which has taken the internet by storm – a film in which Leviev […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman gave nine school children vape pens in exchange for sex

    Woman gave nine school children vape pens in exchange for sex

    Authorities believe there may be more victims A woman in Tennessee has been arrested for giving high school students vape pens in exchange for sex. Melissa Blair, 38, was arrested on Tuesday (February 15) and charged with 18 counts of statutory rape, four counts of human trafficking by patronising prostitution, solicitation of a minor and […]

    4 years ago

  • Man cuts off older man’s leg with buzzsaw after shocking ‘arrangement’

    Man cuts off older man’s leg with buzzsaw after shocking ‘arrangement’

    The man was pronounced dead when emergency services arrived at the scene An Australian man has died after having his leg cut off with a buzzsaw by another man in what police suspect may have been an “arrangement” between the two. News.com.au reports that the two men, aged 36 and 66, already knew each other […]

    4 years ago

  • Storm Franklin: Evacuations underway as third named storm hits Britain

    Storm Franklin: Evacuations underway as third named storm hits Britain

    It’s the third storm to hit the UK in a week Flood alerts are in place and evacuations have taken place across the country as Storm Franklin hits the UK. Just days after Storm Eunice caused wide-spread chaos, areas of the UK are experiencing fierce winds and rain. The public has been urged to “not […]

    4 years ago

  • French modeling agent with Jeffrey Epstein links found dead in prison cell

    French modeling agent with Jeffrey Epstein links found dead in prison cell

    He was suspected of being involved in Epstein’s global paedophile ring French fashion agent Jean-Luc Brunel, who was accused of having links to Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in his prison cell. Brunel, 76, was found hanging in his cell on Friday night, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. He was in prison awaiting a […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson: Russian invasion of Ukraine would ‘echo around the world’

    Boris Johnson: Russian invasion of Ukraine would ‘echo around the world’

    He warned against ‘underestimating the gravity of this moment’ Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told world leaders that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would “echo around the world,” encouraging Western allies to “stand strong together.” Speaking at a security conference in Munich, the Prime Minister said that the “omens are grim” and that the world […]

    4 years ago

  • Aldi named worst supermarket for online order substitutions

    Aldi named worst supermarket for online order substitutions

    One customer received ice cream as a substitution for fish Consumer group Which? has named Aldi as the worst supermarket for online order substitutions. In a report looking at the frequency of order substitutions across major supermarket chains, Which? found that Aldi was the most likely of the nice online supermarkets to put substitutions in […]

    4 years ago

  • York seeks to remove Freedom of the City honour from Prince Andrew

    York seeks to remove Freedom of the City honour from Prince Andrew

    The city is also asking for Andrew’s Duke of York title to be removed Councillors in York have announced they will be submitting a motion to remove Prince Andrew’s Freedom of the City honour. Andrew was given the Honorary Freedom of the City of York in 1987 by the Queen, and has the title of […]

    4 years ago

  • British men’s curling team lose final as wait for Team GB gold continues

    British men’s curling team lose final as wait for Team GB gold continues

    On the penultimate day of the Games, GB has its first medal Team GB has its first medal of the Winter Olympics but their wait for a gold continues after the men’s curling team lost to Sweden in the final on Saturday morning. In a nervy match that went to an extra end, Bruce Mouat’s […]

    4 years ago

  • Captain Tom charity ‘tried to appoint daughter as CEO’ on £150,000 a year

    Captain Tom charity ‘tried to appoint daughter as CEO’ on £150,000 a year

    A watchdog is now investigating the Captain Tom Foundation The charity set up in honour of Sir Captain Tom Moore is under investigation after reports that the foundation tried to appoint Hannah Ingram-Moore, Captain Tom’s daughter, as its CEO on a six-figure salary. The Captain Tom Foundation is already under scrutiny after accounts revealed last […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 282

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 282

    You can’t say I hold a grudge Maybe it’s cathartic, maybe it gives me closure. But just like how there was a quiz round on Italy the week after the Euros final (click here for a depressing journey back in time to that week), I’ve decided to put in a round all about Newcastle just […]

    4 years ago